Fishing tackle



April 26, 1932. c. T. PFLUEGER 1,856,043

FISHING TACKLE Filed Sept. 27. 1929 INVENTOR C/wz/nf's T P/zus'eazPatented Apr. 26, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHARLES T. IPFLUEGEB,Oil! AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE ENTERPRISE MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, OFAKRON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO FISHING TACKLE Application filedSeptember 27, 1929. Serial No. 395,498.

The present invention relates to fishing tackle and particularly tocasting or trolling baits or lures. The object of the invention is todesign and construct a new and improved it term oi fishing tackle inwhich there is combined with a spinner and its shaft, a flexible orswinging book. The invention comprises the provision of means formaintaining the hook in its proper position with respect to the spinnershaft and to the line so that it cannot become entangled therewith. Thein vention also provides means for preventing the book from becomingcocked with respect to the shaft, whereby it will at all times be incorrect position and retain its flexibility on the shatt. in theordinary connection be tween the hook and the remainder of the tackle,the hook will readily assume a forwardly inclined or angular positionwith re spect to the shaft or leader upon which it is mounted so thatthe eye of the hook and the eye of the leader will hold the hook in thatposition, and the device oi. the present invention prevents such action.

it will be understood that the invention may be embodied in diflerentspecific forms :trom that shown herein, and it is not the in tention tolimit the invention to enact con it'orroity with the details shown anddescribed herein.

in the drawings in which the preferred i'orrn out the invention isillustrated:

Figure "l is a side view of the bait assembly showing the improvedattachment thereon l igure Q'is a plan view; and

Figure 3 is an enlarged section through the hook connection taken on theline 3-3 of Figure The spinner shalt is indicated by the numeral 1,having an eye 2 at the forward end thereof, to which the line 3 is.attached. On the shaft is journaled the revolving spinner or spoon 5 oiany desired or preferred type, a loose head 6 being located below thespin her. The rear end of the shaft is provided with an integral loop oreye 8, the body of which is substantially circular. The end of the wirecomprising the shaft is formed as a catch, and the tail 9 of the wireextends forwardly along the shaft and is provided with lid llll

illli a tapering end. On the tail portion of the Wire shaft 1s located ahump 10 adapted to engage and frictionally hold the interior surface ofa sllding locking sleeve 12. The sleeve 12 1s movable upwardly on theshaft to release the eye portion of the wire.

Between the eye 8 and the hump 10 is a recess 14 and surrounding theupper portion of the eye is a semi-spherical or bell-shaped cup 15having a central aperture receivable over the catch and movable over thecatch when the sleeve is released. As the cup is moved to its operativeposition, as shown in Figure 3, it depresses the catch and snaps nto therecess 14 so that it is retained. there in, both by the sleeve 12, whenthe same is properly located, and by the hump.

The hook is indicated by the numeral 18, the upper end of the hook beingtermed with the usual e e 19 interengaged with the eye 8. The hook 1sshown with a keel 20, bwcktail or other lure 21 and with a pivotedspring actuated weed guard 22, the latter being sup ported on a plate 24which is formed with a loop 25 to provide a support for the guard. Atubular rivet 26 provides means for attachment of the plate to the eyeof the hook. This weed guard may be omitted it desired, as it forms nopart of the present invention.

it will be observed that normall the eye of the hook is at right anglesto t e eye of the shaft or leader and that the hook has free movement onthe shaft, through approxi mately 180 in any direction and in any plane,but that further movement of the hook is prevented by contact of the eyewith the rim or" the bell-shaped cup 15, as shown by dotted lines inFigure 3. This will efiectively prevent cocking of the hook orentanglement oi the hook with the line or other parts of the tackle. Thebell alone will hold the eye of the leader or shaft closed, but thesliding sleeve is added for the purpose of enclosing the catch andproviding a further securing device. The hook may be easily removed bysliding sleeve 12 forwardly from the catch 10 and snapping the cup 15forwardly over the catch 10, whereupon the hook may he slipped off theloop 8.

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W'hat'is claimed is: 4

'1. The combination with a shaft, the end of which'is bent upon itselfto form an eye, a tail having a hump thereon to constitute a catch, ahook pivotally mounted on the eye, a cup having an aperture thereinreceived over the shaft and below the hump which b it is retained, therim of the cup limiting the angular position of the hook, and a lockiugsleeve above the cup, the sleeve being movable over the shaft andengageable with the catch.

2. The combination with a shaft, the end of which is bent upon itself toform an eye, a tail having a bump thereon to constitute a spring catch,a hook pivotally mounted on the eye, a cup having an aperture thereinreceived over the shaft and below the hump by which it is retained, therim of the cup limiting the angular position of the hook, and a lockingsleeve above the cup, the sleeve being movable over the shaft andengageable with the catch.

CHARLES T. PFLUEGER.

